I read recently that cat bites happen primarily to middle-aged women. While this statistic made me laugh since I had experienced a cat bite just a few weeks ago, cat bites aren't funny. A Mayo Clinic ...

After being bitten by a stray cat, a man in the U.K. developed an infection from a species of bacteria unknown to science. In 2020, the man, 48, went to the hospital with swollen hands only eight ...

A man in the UK has become a medical first, though not in a great way. In a recent paper, scientists say he’s the first known person to have caught a newly discovered bacteria from a stray cat’s bite.

A man bitten by a stray cat in the U.K. developed an infection from a bacterial species that wasn’t present in any DNA database, researchers reported in a case study published in the August edition of ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

Rachel Fairbank is a freelance science writer based in Texas. When she is not writing, she can be found spending time with her family, or at her local boxing gym. Cat bites are unusually dangerous for ...

Cat bites may look less serious than dog bites, but beware: They can cause dangerous infections, particularly when they involve the hand, new research indicates. Although cats have no more germs in ...

An unlucky kitten bite appears to have led to a Danish man’s death four years later. He reportedly contracted a serious infection following the bite that hospitalized him for a month, caused the ...

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